Doofus Longears: Get 'em Gems Demo

Platformers may not be extraordinarily popular nowadays, since the other genres provide the players with more realism and freedom, but there are still some good titles out there. In order to be successful, on the other hand, they must be both fun and challenging at the same time, since there’s no fun in a facile challenge that doesn’t ask for a bit of practice beforehand.

Doofus Longears: Get 'em Gems is a fully 3D platformer in which your purpose is quite clear and straightforward: collect all the gems from the level in order to advance to the next stage. The challenge sits with your ability to navigate the tricky ledges that stand in the way, as well as deal with the guards that sometimes stand by the gems you need to collect.

There is not much of a story going on in the background either, since not a lot of information is shared about Doofus or his intentions. In fact, there’s basically nothing at all to explain the world or the character, so you just have to get used to seeing him on screen for no reason. The motivation behind the gem collection is also unexplained, although maybe it’s because they are shiny.

Since the main idea behind a platformer is to jump from ledge to ledge as gracefully as you can, while bypassing any traps or enemies along the way, you would think that smooth controls would be the first thing on the list during the game’s development. It wasn’t in this case, however, because they are just unbearable to work with and you’ll often find yourself falling because the rabbit responds wildly to any kind of input from you.

To make matters more painful, the camera is also annoying to control as well, because it sometimes decides to give you a close look of the nearby wall, instead of the way ahead. The graphics are rather basic as well, even if the main character looks pretty decent. The textures are stretched and overused most of the time, on the other hand, while the animations are bad to say the least.

All things considered, Doofus Longears: Get 'em Gems can be the thing you are looking for, if you enjoy pointless stress and smashing things around the house. If you are interested in something that works and makes a bit of sense, then you’d better keep looking and avoid this at all costs.